The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen) novel Chapter 1066

The hospital room was fraught with a palpable tension. Amelia's voice was demanding. Lysander stood there, a silent sentinel, his aura icy and restrained. Despite his efforts to keep Amelia at bay, it was clear from the sharp, frostbitten contours of his face that a tempest of rage was brewing beneath the surface, held back only by his formidable self-control.

Just a moment before, the doctor had been dispensing advice to Thalassa with a breezy tone and reminding her of the precautions she needed to take during her pregnancy.

But now, Amelia burst into the room, frantic and demanding to know if the child Thalassa was carrying belonged to another man.

The easy atmosphere was shattered.

The doctor, sensing the icy chill emanating from Lysander, was petrified to come any closer. It felt as if Lysander cold presence alone could freeze the entire room.

With a voice trembling with fear, the doctor quickly excused himself. "It seems you have some family matters to attend to. I'll leave you be. Call me if you need anything."

He gave them a cursory nod and fled the room as if any delay might trap him in the crossfire of their domestic crisis.

"Out with it, talk to me!" Amelia's voice was shrill with urgency, her face a mask of sweat and tears.

Thalassa's breaths came in harsh gasps. As a mother herself, she understood Amelia's anguish all too well. There was no greater sorrow in the world than a parent outliving their child, especially one they had cherished so dearly.

Her heart ached as if it were being torn apart, but she had to reveal the cruel truth to Amelia.

"No, the child I'm carrying... it's not Leopold's!" This revelation threatened to extinguish the last flicker of hope in Amelia's heart.

But it was the bitter truth.

"I took the kids and fled to the countryside. I had no idea Leopold was there before I entered the room. We barely spoke two words before Lysander arrived and took me and the kids away. There was no chance for anything to happen between Leopold and me!"